Choosing a Kayak Outfitter
in Gulf Shores, Alabama

Five Questions To Ask Yourself Before Choosing A Kayak Outfitter While Vacationing In Gulf Shores, Orange Beach, Ft. Morgan, AL Or On The Alabama Gulf Coast...

(Or --- Do You Want to "Check Off" Kayaking On Your "Bucket List" Of Adventures Or Do You Want To "Experience" A Kayaking Adventure?)



Kayaking has become an increasingly popular sport. When traveling to Gulf Shores/Alabama Gulf Coast you will find outfitters that rent kayaks by the hour on the Little Lagoon, on the Gulf and on the Bays. Most offer self-guided experiences.

Before you choose to spend your hard-earned vacation dollars "trying" kayaking you should ask yourself a few questions:

1) Am I comfortable getting in and out of a kayak in deep water?

2) Am I comfortable kayaking amongst skeedos, power boats, pleasure boats?

3) Am I a competent enough kayaker to compete with strong winds, waves, currents?

4) Am I comfortable kayaking where there are known alligator habitats?

5) Am I comfortable kayaking in wide open waters where there is little to no respite from sun?

Once you are able to answer these questions you can narrow down a location from which to rent kayaks to suit your "kayaking" style.

Most Gulf Shores/Orange Beach/Ft. Morgan Alabama outfitters offer self-guided floats in single or tandem "Sit On Top" kayaks. They are all competitively priced. Some offer rentals by the hour. These outfitters are typically located on a lake, the Bays, a Bayou, on the Gulf or on the Lagoon. Typically you launch from the site and return to the site. You will especially need to consider questions #1 - #5 as their launch sites are located on open water where there are strong currents, little to no shade and include rentals for motorized pleasure boats --- such as skeedos.

There is only one kayak outfitter --- BeachnRiver Kayak Rentals --- located just 10 minutes North of Gulf Shores beaches in Foley, Alabama that offers self-guided floats from a shady, live-oak canopied launch site at river's end in a no wake zone onto a shallow, crystal clear spring-fed Bon Secour River.BeachnRiver Kayak Rentals caters to singles, couples, families and groups who for the most part answer "no" to any or all of the above five questions. It is the outfitter of choice for kayaking "first-timers."

So before making a decision to kayak during your stay in Gulf Shores, Orange Beach, Ft. Morgan, Alabama or along the Alabama Gulf Coast, BeachnRiver Kayak Rentals encourages you to ask yourself the above questions. Look at photos posted on the various websites and on Facebook. Read reviews posted on Trip Advisor.com, Google, Yelp and other sites before making your choice to rent kayaks from a particular outfitter.

BeachnRiver Kayak Rentals believes choosing the right kayak rental company will make the difference in your kayaking experience --- and the difference between "checking off" kayaking on your adventure list and "falling in love" with kayaking the beautiful waters of the Alabama Gulf Coast.

"Beachin' Betty"
BeachnRiver

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